hesitation
Example Sentences
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In real fires, with darkness, smoke, people in various states of injury impeding one another, falls on stairs, counterflows and hesitation, theoretical egress capacities inferred from other evacuations break down.
After his initial hesitation, a summer spent taking computing architecture courses at University of California, Berkeley convinced him.
As a former career waiter, I say without hesitation that I would not want to go to war with a battalion of conscripted foodies.
Over time, it became clear this hesitation wasn’t personal.
Older exercisers who are new to strength training may feel shame or hesitation around their abilities, eventually leading to dropout.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
